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what has the reaction been from the white house? >> during the election last year, this was certainly rumored. maybe more among pundits than it was from the campaign staff. but i think when you looked at how the president was, if you recall, there were moments where he certainly seemed to have lost some of the momentum of 2008, there was talk about how can we revive the excitement around his campaign. so it may have been discussed it. looks like the higher level folks are disagreeing over how seriously it was discussed. david plouffe was saying this is not something that we took to the president at all. bill daley certainly said it was tested. i think they were probably looking at all options, but probably was not that serious. they certainly stuck with joe biden and seemed to work fine. >> david, have a great monday. >>> and coming up, can dylan dreyer and richard lui will be here for first buzz, talking about an inspiring victory and a rare a celestial event. plus how far a man goes to skip out on a restaurant tab. my mantra? fami
what has the reaction been from the white house? >> during the election last year, this was certainly rumored. maybe more among pundits than it was from the campaign staff. but i think when you looked at how the president was, if you recall, there were moments where he certainly seemed to have lost some of the momentum of 2008, there was talk about how can we revive the excitement around his campaign. so it may have been discussed it. looks like the higher level folks are disagreeing over...
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the white house remains under fire because of president obama's promise that if americans liked their health insurance plan, they could keep it. but according to the associated press, at least 3.5 million americans have already been issued cancellation notices from their health insurance provid s providers. that number is likely to go up as data from half the states still remains unavailable. and there is a report white house officials debated the health care pledge back in 2009 in the likelihood that every american would in fact be able to keep their coverage. yesterday former white house adviser david axelrod defendeded the president on "meet the press". >> why did not you or somebody else say to him, mr. president, don't say no matter what you're going to keep your health care plan? was that bad practice? >> hindsight is 20/20. >> that's why you're there. >> the vast majority of americans, that statement will hold true for. for this small group, it hasn't. but the calamitous thing is that the website wasn't up because many of those people who have to transition will get better insu
the white house remains under fire because of president obama's promise that if americans liked their health insurance plan, they could keep it. but according to the associated press, at least 3.5 million americans have already been issued cancellation notices from their health insurance provid s providers. that number is likely to go up as data from half the states still remains unavailable. and there is a report white house officials debated the health care pledge back in 2009 in the...
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at the white house requests more support in the fight against al qaeda as bloodshed in iraq brought on by insurgents continues by calling the u s troop withdrawal and twenty lead after the two ever meeting obama made no commitment on military equipment or on other assistants which belief he is seeking. meanwhile some two hundred demonstrators gathered outside the white house in opposition to alma leaky over the ledge a depth of fifty two people and the disappearance of seven from an iranian dissident camp north of baghdad the two cities have accused iraqi security forces of the killing spree baghdad tonight in the hall the protesters urged president obama to come up support to the iraqi government. the former speaker of the us house of representatives to enrich address the protesters anomaly. why would he didn't work. twenty oh three and won by july. it has been rainy and almond. who is unworthy of americans and more. as you as the american remains reluctant to revisit the past two years have passed since the us withdrew its forces from iraq in any security gains that obama then pro
at the white house requests more support in the fight against al qaeda as bloodshed in iraq brought on by insurgents continues by calling the u s troop withdrawal and twenty lead after the two ever meeting obama made no commitment on military equipment or on other assistants which belief he is seeking. meanwhile some two hundred demonstrators gathered outside the white house in opposition to alma leaky over the ledge a depth of fifty two people and the disappearance of seven from an iranian...
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senior white house correspondent brianna keilar is in washington on in. >> reporter: president obama actually pam pained for terri mcauliffe. that is taking place here tomorrow the, the governor's race here in virginia. but you're seeing him to focus on who will replace him in 2016. >> run, hillary, run. if you run, you'll win and we'll all win. >> reporter: an enthusiastic high profile endorsement at the annual jefferson-jackson dinner he pressed hillary clinton to run in 2016. >> it's time for a woman to be president. and so, tonight, here in iowa, and i won't get this opportunity again, i am urging hillary clinton to run for president. >> reporter: he's not alone. a group of 16 democratic women in the senate feel the same way. all of them signed a letter encouraging her to run. according to a democratic source who said kay hagen talked about the still to be released letter at a fund raising event last week. this last poll shows clinton with a huge lead. 65% of democrats chose her. the republican field is a little more crowded. chris christie, paul ryan, rand paul, jeb bush, marco
senior white house correspondent brianna keilar is in washington on in. >> reporter: president obama actually pam pained for terri mcauliffe. that is taking place here tomorrow the, the governor's race here in virginia. but you're seeing him to focus on who will replace him in 2016. >> run, hillary, run. if you run, you'll win and we'll all win. >> reporter: an enthusiastic high profile endorsement at the annual jefferson-jackson dinner he pressed hillary clinton to run in...
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earlier, to wait until just months after president obama's election. medicare's top risk analyst, it was the president's most significant domestic policy achievement and the very aides that pushed the law through congress were risking bad implementation for a short-term political gain. regarding the president's infamous promise if you like it, you can keep it, some white house policy advisers objected to the breadth of keep your plan, they were overruled. in recent days, current aides have downplayed or dismissed the damage of those words. >> the vast majority of americans that statement will hold true. for this small group of americans it hasn't. the calamitous thing here the website wasn't up. many of those people who have to transition will get better insurance for less money but they can't tell now. >> any debate regarding the president's statement ever took place. >> i don't recall significant discussions around some of the verbiage on this to be 100% honest with you. >> do you agree it was a wrong move? >> certainly. >> one former senior administ
earlier, to wait until just months after president obama's election. medicare's top risk analyst, it was the president's most significant domestic policy achievement and the very aides that pushed the law through congress were risking bad implementation for a short-term political gain. regarding the president's infamous promise if you like it, you can keep it, some white house policy advisers objected to the breadth of keep your plan, they were overruled. in recent days, current aides have...
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president obama is talking on what you might call a zak morris cell phone from the 1980's that looks like it weighs about 19 pounds. kathleen sebelius crosses her fingers as of floppy disk is inserted into a huge desktop computer. that is what we are looking at, people. it is that kind of website. later in the show, to questions answered. is it legal to ban christmas carols in schools? we will tell the parents out there how to avoid being helicoptered parents and get your kids on to their own lives. ♪ my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you -
president obama is talking on what you might call a zak morris cell phone from the 1980's that looks like it weighs about 19 pounds. kathleen sebelius crosses her fingers as of floppy disk is inserted into a huge desktop computer. that is what we are looking at, people. it is that kind of website. later in the show, to questions answered. is it legal to ban christmas carols in schools? we will tell the parents out there how to avoid being helicoptered parents and get your kids on to their own...
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. >> the obama allies and fans i have talked to, their opinion is twofold. one, if you believe government is the only one able to solve these big problems that you undermine it for years, if not more, with this troubled rollout. and the obama people who championed him to win reelection, look at the cover of "new yorker." it looks so retro when it comes to technology. >> david, i tell you again, i think bob said the key thing. we're in the early innings of the game. to declare this, to define this whole program by the web start -- by the website debacle at the beginning and the rollout, i think, would be a huge mistake. they will fix the website, i'm confident of that. if they don't, as deval patrick said, that's another story. but when they do, people are going to find there are good deals to be had that they never had before. >> i want to switch a little bit and talk about politics here in the book "double down game change 2012." i asked governor romney about it and maybe i'll ask chris christie about it during the break. they write in the book about the pr
. >> the obama allies and fans i have talked to, their opinion is twofold. one, if you believe government is the only one able to solve these big problems that you undermine it for years, if not more, with this troubled rollout. and the obama people who championed him to win reelection, look at the cover of "new yorker." it looks so retro when it comes to technology. >> david, i tell you again, i think bob said the key thing. we're in the early innings of the game. to...
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at the white house, press secretary jay carney said obama never consider dropping biden from the ticket. >> what i can tell you without a doubt is that the president never considered that and had anyone brought that idea to him, he wouldn't have -- would have laughed at out of the room. >> on sunday, president obama campaign in virginia for democratic candidate terry mcauliffe ahead of tuesday's gubernatorial election. he is squaring off against republican convention alley, virginia's attorney general. obama seized on the anti-to the recent government shutdown in his remarks. >> you have seen some extreme faction of the republican party that has shown again and again and again that they are willing to hijack the entire party and the country and the economy and grind progress to an absolute halt if they don't get 100% of what they want. [boos] this isn't just speculation, we saw it last month. here in virginia you felt the pain of the first government shutdown in 17 years. and there are a lot of states that felt more of the pain then folks right here in virginia. -- and there aren't a lo
at the white house, press secretary jay carney said obama never consider dropping biden from the ticket. >> what i can tell you without a doubt is that the president never considered that and had anyone brought that idea to him, he wouldn't have -- would have laughed at out of the room. >> on sunday, president obama campaign in virginia for democratic candidate terry mcauliffe ahead of tuesday's gubernatorial election. he is squaring off against republican convention alley,...
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who was in the clinton and obama white house and if you believe what the press says, he either single -- he was single-handedly responsible for the economic crisis or if they had only listened we would not have had one. >> we are going to focus on the economic imprecations of the crisis because there are other things later. as i told the panelists i want to think about what we know now about 2008 and 2009 that was not so clear the time but also about 2013 and why we are where we are. let me start with you. you were chronologically. there are a lot of americans who say basically what happened here was wall street got bailed out and main street did not. after all the stock market is back in the banks are making money, we still have a lot of unemployment. so if somebody walked in off the street today and said to you, you guys did what you thought was right but basically wall street got bailed out and main street did not, what would you say to them? >> it was not the goal and i do not you was the outcome. the goal that president bush had in mind was making sure the economy kept functionin
who was in the clinton and obama white house and if you believe what the press says, he either single -- he was single-handedly responsible for the economic crisis or if they had only listened we would not have had one. >> we are going to focus on the economic imprecations of the crisis because there are other things later. as i told the panelists i want to think about what we know now about 2008 and 2009 that was not so clear the time but also about 2013 and why we are where we are. let...
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why now before obama care is fixed? >>> and police say a trucker was facebooking at the wheel before a deadly crash and the trucker now charged with murder. >>> hi, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real
why now before obama care is fixed? >>> and police say a trucker was facebooking at the wheel before a deadly crash and the trucker now charged with murder. >>> hi, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real
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sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the website would work. >> the website repeatedly crashed in the first month and was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of americans surveyed believe the government has done a poor job of implementing the healthcare law. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable and we own that. the president has said that is on him and we owe it to the american people to fix it. >> the white house says the site will be fixed by the end of the month. republicans are skeptical. >> they are trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles per hour down the expressway. >> even democrats want it taken down for repairs. >> i said this directly to the president's chief of staff. they ought to take down the website. >> reporter: americans are learning more about the new law. 55% of those polled say they now know enough to know how it impacts them. up 8% in the last month. >> the white house says by the middle of the month it will release numbers showing how many people have signed up for health coverage during the first m
sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the website would work. >> the website repeatedly crashed in the first month and was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of americans surveyed believe the government has done a poor job of implementing the healthcare law. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable and we own that. the president has said that is on him and we owe it to the american people to fix it. >> the white house says...
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get it out ahead of time. >> in terms of the obama white house, they want to continue being vindictive and leaks, it's editor@weeklystandard.com. i would be happy. next time, bill clinton and president obama play golf, whichever each one -- whatever they each say when they -- >> i don't think there will be a next time. but there is also a 2016 manifestation to this. a democrat said something, hillary is probably going to run and if she does, the tension between the obama and clinton camps is still there, you know. president obama and secretary clinton have managed to become friends and have a good working relationship, but president obama and president clinton having this anecdote, i can take him in doses, that's not helpful, john. i can only speak to what i experienced with him and president clinton, and i know that obviously when they first got to the white house, you know, things could have been strained from the campaign but i saw them get along quite well and when they were working, you know, they consulted together on the speech he gave at the democratic convention, towards the e
get it out ahead of time. >> in terms of the obama white house, they want to continue being vindictive and leaks, it's editor@weeklystandard.com. i would be happy. next time, bill clinton and president obama play golf, whichever each one -- whatever they each say when they -- >> i don't think there will be a next time. but there is also a 2016 manifestation to this. a democrat said something, hillary is probably going to run and if she does, the tension between the obama and clinton...
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. >> look, left to their own device, the white house, the state department, hillary clinton, barak obama themselves would lead you to believe it was a video gone awry. that never, ever happened. it was never, ever true. we were sold a lie and it wasn't true. there are people like this and colonel wood and others who had foreshadowed the fact that this was probably going to happen because they did attack the red cross. they did have an assassination attempt. they did foreshadow they were going to attack america and then they did for the third time. >> do you believe the white house fed the "washington post" that story? >> i don't know who did it, but to release a covert agent's name to endanger his life should be an absolute outrage in this town. if they want to get to the truth, release the documents for the interview that he had the day after the attack and the interview that he had at his home a few days after that. if you want to be open and transparent, release those documents and i think you'll find a different story. >> do you think the state department was more likely to leak it?
. >> look, left to their own device, the white house, the state department, hillary clinton, barak obama themselves would lead you to believe it was a video gone awry. that never, ever happened. it was never, ever true. we were sold a lie and it wasn't true. there are people like this and colonel wood and others who had foreshadowed the fact that this was probably going to happen because they did attack the red cross. they did have an assassination attempt. they did foreshadow they were...
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. >>> next the start of a new week bringing new trouble for the president and obama care. it's about what the president said and what he knew and when. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has exclusive documents and went toe to toe with these new questions for the white house. >> reporter: as the health care website melted down, the president repeatedly told people there were other options working just fine. >> you can bypass the website and apply by phone or in person. >> reporter: a quick call. >> i want to repeat that. 1-800-316-2596. >> reporter: and voila. >> it usually takes about 25 minutes for an individual to apply for coverage. >> reporter: but ten days before the president said those words his own health care team knew that all applications were having the same problems. the same portal is used to determine el jiblt no matter how the application is submitted. at the end of the day we are all stuck in the same queue. did the president not know that everything needs to go through the same broken website. >> these memos saying at thehe the same queu
. >>> next the start of a new week bringing new trouble for the president and obama care. it's about what the president said and what he knew and when. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has exclusive documents and went toe to toe with these new questions for the white house. >> reporter: as the health care website melted down, the president repeatedly told people there were other options working just fine. >> you can bypass the website and apply by phone...
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taking the blame for obama care. andy card, does every white house need staffers, even cabinet secretaries willing to take the blame and resign if it helps protect the president? >> i don't think they should take the blame if there's no culpability. but if they are culpable, yes, they have to stand up and take responsibility. i was troubled. the word of the president of the united states means an awful lot. you don't want him to exaggerate or embellish. you don't want him to represent a lie. staffers around the president help keep the president's language consistent with the realities of laws and with diplomacy. and that's something that we have seen diminish over the course of the last several months. maybe even more than that. so if secretary sebelius allowed the president to make statements that were not a hundred percent accurate, like, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. or you never have to change your insurance if you like your insurance, and they didn't put caveats on that for a long time. then yes,
taking the blame for obama care. andy card, does every white house need staffers, even cabinet secretaries willing to take the blame and resign if it helps protect the president? >> i don't think they should take the blame if there's no culpability. but if they are culpable, yes, they have to stand up and take responsibility. i was troubled. the word of the president of the united states means an awful lot. you don't want him to exaggerate or embellish. you don't want him to represent a...
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"the washington post" reports in 2010 the white house was split on how to run the obama care exchanges. the president's top economic advisors including larry summers wanted a health reform zarqawi with health insurance experience and tech experience. but the president decided to stick with his political team after health advisors said they could handle the job. david cutler was warning that no one was quote up to the task and he told the post that they were running the biggest start up in the world and didn't have anyone who had run a start up or even a business. it's very hard to think of a situation where the people best at getting legislation passed are best at implementing it. yesterday, david axelrod defended the president on "meet the press." >> why did not you or somebody else say to him, mr. president, don't say no matter what you're going to keep your health care plan. was that bad practice? >> hindsight is 20/20. >> that's why you're there. >> there's a small group of people -- the vast majority much americans. the thing here is that the website wasn't up because many of thos
"the washington post" reports in 2010 the white house was split on how to run the obama care exchanges. the president's top economic advisors including larry summers wanted a health reform zarqawi with health insurance experience and tech experience. but the president decided to stick with his political team after health advisors said they could handle the job. david cutler was warning that no one was quote up to the task and he told the post that they were running the biggest start...
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president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but says that's no excuse. >> it is getting this website working so that millions of americans have access to quality affordable health insurance. >> reporter: the website repeatedly crashed in first month and was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of believe the government has done a poor job of implementing the health care law. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable. we own that. that's on him. we have to fix it. we owe it to the american people to fix it. >> reporter: the white house says the site will be fixed by the end of the month, republicans are skeptical. >> they're trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles an hour on an expressway. >> reporter: even democrats want healthcare.gov to be taken down for repairs. >> i said they ought to take down the website. >> reporter: americans are learning more about the new law. 55% of those p
president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but says that's no excuse. >> it is getting this website working so that millions of americans have access to quality affordable health insurance. >> reporter: the website repeatedly crashed in first month and was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of believe the...
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. >>> later today president obama will get a visit from his hometown hockey team. the president has invited the chicago black hawks to the white house to celebrate their latest stanley cup victory. the black hawks defeated the bruins in june to win their second championship in the past four seasons. >>> happening right now red sox players david ortiz and shane victorino getting their beards shaved off at the gillette headquarters in boston. everybody has their cell phones ready to go. one lucky fan gets to do the honor there is. the red sox players beards became a symbol of solidarity. i don't know do you trust some random person to shave your beard? they went from worst to first and won the team's third world series title. >> a lot of trust there. >> yes. i would think. >>> time is 5:17. i trust sal. he knows all about our morning commute. >> i had a few days off. i let it go. i walk around like this. >> i want to see the pictures. >> my daughter didn't like it. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute now. if you see the drive getting busier, its
. >>> later today president obama will get a visit from his hometown hockey team. the president has invited the chicago black hawks to the white house to celebrate their latest stanley cup victory. the black hawks defeated the bruins in june to win their second championship in the past four seasons. >>> happening right now red sox players david ortiz and shane victorino getting their beards shaved off at the gillette headquarters in boston. everybody has their cell phones...
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. >>> the white house has a heads up that obama care was amisyears before last months bungled website rollout. that confi in his memo, advisor david cutler wrote, i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capacity to carry it out. he even suggested that the specific changes, he said, could help the new health care law's rollout go smoothly. and he cautioned, i strongly encourage you to make changes now before you are too late to get the outcomes we need. but according to a lengthy investigation in the "washington post" newspaper, the white house ignored the warnings. move forward three years, those warnings become reality. a website that could not handle the large numbers of people logging on. the white house says it will have those problems fixed by the end of this month. that's been the promise, and the author of the memo about what i just spoke tells fox news, clearly the rollout was not as smooth as it should have been. but there is still time to recover. i believe this law is a very important positive step for the co
. >>> the white house has a heads up that obama care was amisyears before last months bungled website rollout. that confi in his memo, advisor david cutler wrote, i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capacity to carry it out. he even suggested that the specific changes, he said, could help the new health care law's rollout go smoothly. and he cautioned, i strongly encourage you to make changes now before you are too...
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good the affordable care act does for people. >> larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> president obama is heading back to the bay area and they will headline a democratic fundraiser on november 25th. it is the president's 16th visit since he took office in 2009. measure b and c in san francisco and measure c would put new restrictions on guns and there are several realignment issues on the bay -- ballot. check out the voter resource guide on abc7news.com. >>> call it hash tag wall street. twitter will go public this week. the head of global listings for the new york stock exchange says they will price the ipo on wednesday and begin trading on thursday. san francisco-based twitter hopes to raise $1.6 billion. >>> oracle shareholders voted down the $77 million compensation package for the second year in a row. ellis son is the highest paid ceo of any public company of the world. the resolution is nonbinding and doesn't bear much wait. new at 11:00, a vacaville infant will undergo life saving heart surgery after a long and frustrating battle with the family's insurance provider. 14-month-
good the affordable care act does for people. >> larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> president obama is heading back to the bay area and they will headline a democratic fundraiser on november 25th. it is the president's 16th visit since he took office in 2009. measure b and c in san francisco and measure c would put new restrictions on guns and there are several realignment issues on the bay -- ballot. check out the voter resource guide on abc7news.com. >>> call it hash...
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good the affordable care act does for people. >> larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> president obama is heading back to the bay area and they will headline a democratic fundraiser on november 25th. it is the president's 16th visit since he took office in 2009. measure b and c in san francisco and measure c would put new restrictions on guns and there are several realignment issues on the bay -- ballot. check out the voter resource guide on abc7news.com. >>> call it hash tag wall street. twitter will go public this week. the head of global listings for the new york stock exchange says they will price the ipo on wednesday and begin trading on thursday. san francisco-based twitter hopes to raise $1.6 billion. >>> oracle shareholders voted down the $77 million compensation package for the second year in a row. ellis son is the highest paid ceo of any public company of the world. the resolution is nonbinding and doesn't bear much wait. new at 11:00, a vacaville infant will undergo life saving heart surgery after a long and frustrating battle with the family's insurance provider. 14-month-
good the affordable care act does for people. >> larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> president obama is heading back to the bay area and they will headline a democratic fundraiser on november 25th. it is the president's 16th visit since he took office in 2009. measure b and c in san francisco and measure c would put new restrictions on guns and there are several realignment issues on the bay -- ballot. check out the voter resource guide on abc7news.com. >>> call it hash...
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the white house, and repair obama care, replace it, and put in place something that's going to do a better job for the american people. >> well, gee, that sounds like a great idea. wonder why nobody has tried that. we'll bring in dana milbank now, political columnist for "the washington post." dana, there's the solution. problem solved oh. let's elect some republicans and that will fix the affordable care act. >> i am sure republicans will appreciate that endorsement. they have tried that a couple times now, and they're trying it in virginia tomorrow. so far, the american people aren't going along with that plan. now, if these problems are real, and the problems with obama care are not fixed, that's an entirely different story. but i don't think it's an outright panic at this moment. >> one of the things that mitt romney did get right, dana, he is not in fact president of the united states. >> he's got that right. >> there is a new book that talks about the process he was going through called "double down," the game change sequel and claims that republican elders got so freaked out
the white house, and repair obama care, replace it, and put in place something that's going to do a better job for the american people. >> well, gee, that sounds like a great idea. wonder why nobody has tried that. we'll bring in dana milbank now, political columnist for "the washington post." dana, there's the solution. problem solved oh. let's elect some republicans and that will fix the affordable care act. >> i am sure republicans will appreciate that endorsement. they...
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on abc's this week, they were asked if there are conditioned under which president obama would consider clemency. >> none that have been discussed. >> reporter: the chatter about forgiveness has been sparked by a german magazine which published his manifesto for the truth. in which he says he's seen a positive reaction to the disclosure and wants the u.s. to stop treating him like a criminal. he says the people must fight against the suppression about issues of public significance. whoever speaks the truth is not a criminal. his fate is one of the few areas these days where both parties seem to agree. on cbs's "face the nation," the republican chairman of the house committee says clemency is a terrible idea. >> if he wants to come back and own up to the responsibility that he took and stole information, violated his oath, and disclosed classified information that by the way the affiliates of al qaeda now change the way they communicate because of that, i would be happy to have that discussion with him. >> reporter: there is been discussion of his traveling to germany. but he wants assur
on abc's this week, they were asked if there are conditioned under which president obama would consider clemency. >> none that have been discussed. >> reporter: the chatter about forgiveness has been sparked by a german magazine which published his manifesto for the truth. in which he says he's seen a positive reaction to the disclosure and wants the u.s. to stop treating him like a criminal. he says the people must fight against the suppression about issues of public significance....
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the white house is launching a new campaign to rebuild the image of the affordable care act. the efforts begin this week with president obama visiting volunteers in dallas who are trying to sign up people for health insurance. susan mcginnis has the latest. >> reporter: president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but says that's no excuse. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable and we own that. >> reporter: the website repeatedly crashed in the first month and was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of americans surveyed believe the government has done a poor job of implementing the healthcare law. >> the president's poll numbers, getting this website working so millions of americans have access. >> reporter: the white house says the site will be fixed by the end of the month. republicans are skeptical. >> they're trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles per hour down the expresswa
the white house is launching a new campaign to rebuild the image of the affordable care act. the efforts begin this week with president obama visiting volunteers in dallas who are trying to sign up people for health insurance. susan mcginnis has the latest. >> reporter: president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but says that's...
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number of obama officials from jay carney to david axelrod to former white house chief of staff, billing daelgy said they were just doing due diligence. the campaign, the obama world is famously data-driven. david axelrod said they did test it and it made no difference whatsoever. but they were just doing again their due diligence here. it was never a real possibility. and that it was never taken to president obama and obama officials say if they did take that to him, they would have been laughed out of the room, wolf. >> and you saw hillary clinton chuckle when i saw her about it. let's talk about another clinton, bill clinton. there's fascinating insight in the book as far as the supposed deal that the obama campaign, president obama made with bill clinton to campaign for him back in 2012. >> yeah, this was interesting. remember how much of an asset bill clinton was to the obama campaign. we all remember that speech in charlotte at the democratic national convention. the authors report there was an extended courtship effort behind the scenes from the obama campaign to get bill clinton
number of obama officials from jay carney to david axelrod to former white house chief of staff, billing daelgy said they were just doing due diligence. the campaign, the obama world is famously data-driven. david axelrod said they did test it and it made no difference whatsoever. but they were just doing again their due diligence here. it was never a real possibility. and that it was never taken to president obama and obama officials say if they did take that to him, they would have been...
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. >>> and right now, we're waiting for today's white house briefing to get under way. the press secretary jay carney likely to face more questions about obama care and the political tell-all book "double rap."
. >>> and right now, we're waiting for today's white house briefing to get under way. the press secretary jay carney likely to face more questions about obama care and the political tell-all book "double rap."
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here is susan mcginnis reporting for wjz. >> president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aid insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but said that's no excuse. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable. >> the website was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of americans believes the government has done a poor job of implementing the healthcare law. >> the president's concern is not poll numbers but getting this website working so millions of americans have access to affordable health insurance. >> republicans are skeptical. >> they're trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles per hour down the expressway. >> even some democrats want healthcare.gov taken down for repairs. >> i said this directly to the president's chief of staff, they aught to take down the website. >> americans are learning more about the new law. 55% of those polled say they now know enough to understand how it impacts them. that's up 8%. susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness
here is susan mcginnis reporting for wjz. >> president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aid insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but said that's no excuse. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable. >> the website was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of americans believes the government has done a poor job of implementing the...
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president obama welcoming his hometown hockey heroes the blackhawks to the white house for the second time since he became president. the blackhawks won the stanley cup 2013 and also visited in 2010. former republican charlie crist says next year he'll seek back to get the job he held, this time as a democrat. >> today, i announce that i am running for governor of florida. [ applause ] >> chris will seek to unseek florida's current republican governor rick scott and mike mishu of maine running for governor next year, announced he is gay. he made the announcement in an op-ed. a simple honest answer, yes, i am, but why should it matter? and those are the things we thought you should know. one in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. that is according to the federal government. an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by their partner each year. the consequences of domestic violence involve choices that aren't always black and white, including whether to stay or leave an abusive relationship. among the many reasons why some women may
president obama welcoming his hometown hockey heroes the blackhawks to the white house for the second time since he became president. the blackhawks won the stanley cup 2013 and also visited in 2010. former republican charlie crist says next year he'll seek back to get the job he held, this time as a democrat. >> today, i announce that i am running for governor of florida. [ applause ] >> chris will seek to unseek florida's current republican governor rick scott and mike mishu of...
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obama/biden. now, when the results came back it showed it didn't help that much and didn't go forward. but it is sort of extraordinary. if you think about the white house chief of staff, the top advisers. it was a very small group that knew about this david plouffe, axelrod, the president's pollster. for that group of people to say, look, we need to take a look at this, even though they knew it was a long shot and there would be a downside. it was certainly part of the history of this administration. shows you as a data point, obama let cal family and clinton political family had come so far it was something they were willing to take a look at. they were right it didn't happen. they were right results didn't argue for going forward. make no mistake they looked at it because of the perilous political position the president found him in at that point. >> john, one of the points that's just fascinating you both bring up is the trip the president makes to his hometown chicago he's home, makes a rare t
obama/biden. now, when the results came back it showed it didn't help that much and didn't go forward. but it is sort of extraordinary. if you think about the white house chief of staff, the top advisers. it was a very small group that knew about this david plouffe, axelrod, the president's pollster. for that group of people to say, look, we need to take a look at this, even though they knew it was a long shot and there would be a downside. it was certainly part of the history of this...
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bill: chief white house correspondent ed henry has more. what an interview that was yesterday with chris wallace. sounds like the white house is trying to modify the line about whether you can keep your insurance plan what is it thing today? >> you are right, it is a new iteration about what has been faced in terms of credibility. but the president saying that he sold his health care a lot and basically said if you like your plan you get to keep it and we've now found out that is not true for everyone and yesterday, dan pfeiffer, one of his top advisers sort of shifted the conversation yet again. >> the point is that if you had a plan and that hasn't been changed or canceled, you can keep it. >> those are the kinds of caviar for the president did not use years ago when he sold it and the bottom line is that this has been going on for at least a couple of weeks and not just a website problem at all, but a credibility question and they are going to have to work hard to sort of turn the page on us and something they haven't been able to do and
bill: chief white house correspondent ed henry has more. what an interview that was yesterday with chris wallace. sounds like the white house is trying to modify the line about whether you can keep your insurance plan what is it thing today? >> you are right, it is a new iteration about what has been faced in terms of credibility. but the president saying that he sold his health care a lot and basically said if you like your plan you get to keep it and we've now found out that is not true...
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. >>> the white house is launching a new effort to repair the image of the affordable care act. this week president obama will visit volunteers in dallas who are trying to sign up people for the health insurance. the healthcare.gov website repeatedly crashed into the first month and was even down for repairs this weekend. republicans are increasing calls now to delay change or end the health care reform plan. >> they are trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles per hour down the expressway. >> the white house says by the middle of the month it will release numbers showing how many people signed up for health coverage during the first month of the enrollment period. officials say the numbers will be lower than what they had hoped for. >>> president obama is returning to the bay area at the end of this month. he is scheduled to appear november 25th at the san francisco jazz center. it's a fundraiser for two committees to help democratic candidates in house and senate races. it will be the president's first fundraising spring since june. >>> a san francisco park is about to
. >>> the white house is launching a new effort to repair the image of the affordable care act. this week president obama will visit volunteers in dallas who are trying to sign up people for the health insurance. the healthcare.gov website repeatedly crashed into the first month and was even down for repairs this weekend. republicans are increasing calls now to delay change or end the health care reform plan. >> they are trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles per hour...
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earlier, to wait until just months after president obama's election. medicare's top risk analyst, it was the president's most significant domestic policy achievement and the very
earlier, to wait until just months after president obama's election. medicare's top risk analyst, it was the president's most significant domestic policy achievement and the very
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three years ago a trusted obama health care white house warned the white house it was losing control of aobama care. the warnings were dire and specific, and ultimately ignored. david cutler, who worked on the obama 2008 campaign and was a valued outside health care consultant wrote this blunt memo to top white house economic adviser larry summers in may 2010, "i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capability to carry it out." he wrote "no one was in charge who had experience in any complex business startups" we worried basic regulations, technology and policy coordination would fail. >> you need to have the people who have understanding of the political process, people who understand how to work within an administration and people who understand how to build, start and build a business and unfortunately, they just didn't get all of those people together. >> reporter: the white house dismissed these and other warnings, it relied an a pointed bureaucrat and seepor health care advisers. fears from constant attacks from
three years ago a trusted obama health care white house warned the white house it was losing control of aobama care. the warnings were dire and specific, and ultimately ignored. david cutler, who worked on the obama 2008 campaign and was a valued outside health care consultant wrote this blunt memo to top white house economic adviser larry summers in may 2010, "i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capability to carry it...
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now the white house says, they will not meet their target of nearly 500,000 enrollments one. >> i can promise you the first enrollment numbers released later this month will not be where we want them to be. no question about that. the website has not worked the way we want to work. we take responsibility for that. take responsibility for the errors. and take responsibility for fixing it. if we get the website working as we expect to do by the end of the month we think it will be in a good place. >> reporter: one man in south carolina created that account unknowingly had the information transmitted to random stranger until the stranger left him a voice mail. now laak makers are worried problems like that could get a lot worse. >> the real threat to the systems when you have nation states and organized crime groups and criminals trying to get information now available on these websites, they need to take the site down, stablize it. >> reporter: this weekend we also heard democratic senator dianne feinstein say she told the white house chief of staff that the website should come down com
now the white house says, they will not meet their target of nearly 500,000 enrollments one. >> i can promise you the first enrollment numbers released later this month will not be where we want them to be. no question about that. the website has not worked the way we want to work. we take responsibility for that. take responsibility for the errors. and take responsibility for fixing it. if we get the website working as we expect to do by the end of the month we think it will be in a good...
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turns out that is not the easy fix that the white house suggested it 0 would be. president obama has repea( reassured frustrated consumers that they could easily bypass crash after crash on healthcare.gov by enrolling in other ways. >> in the meantime, you can apply for coverage over the phone, or by mail, or in person. >> reporter: he said enrolling over the phone is easy and quick. once you get on the phone with a trained representative, it usually takes about 25 minutes for an individual to apply for coverage, about 45 >> reporter: internal obama administration memosç obtained exclusively by abc news from republican congressional investigators show that applications over the phone have the very same problem as those on the website. why? they use the same computer system. determine eligibility no matter how the application is submitted, reads one memo. written by the team in charge of fixing the website. the memo describes filling out paper applications as basically the paper applications allow people to feel like they are moving forward, it reads. at the end
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. >> president obama has a blackberry. >> i hear he does. >> most of the white house uses a blackberry. this is going to be a huge concern for a lot of people across the globe. >> i'm pretty good at dictating now on the iphone. it works. >> yeah? >> put me in the training. >> angela merkel, by the way, uses a samsung. i don't know what that means. more accessible to the nsa, i don't know. so anyway, that's the news of the morning and that's going to be getting a lot of attention today in the markets. >>> let's talk about hudson's bay, the company is expected to complete the acquisition of retailer later today. >> reporter: good morning, becky. i'm here at saks fifth avenue in new york city with richard baker, the ceo of hudson's bay company. an early congratulations on the deal today. let's get started off with why saks. how important was real estate as we sit here and sort of the crown jewel of saks? >> well, saks was very important and relevant for us and something we worked on really since 2006 for three primary reasons. first, we had an opportunity to grow saks into canada, hudson
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. >> reporter: three years ago a trusted advisor warned the white house it was losing control of obama care. a letter obtained said strong leadership was missing and representation was in jeopardy. warning signs were ignored. >> cutler worked on the 2008 campaign and valued health care consultant wrote this blunt memo to larry summers in may 2010. i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capability to carry it out. cutler wrote no one was in charge that had experience in complex business start ups. he worried basic regulation, technology and policy and coordination would fail. you need people that understand how to work in the administration and people a that understand how to start and build a business. unfortunately they didn't get all of those people together. >> the white house dismissed these and other warnings. it relied on bureaucrat and senior health care advisors. fearful of constant attacks from republicans, the white house became secretive about the law's complexity and regulatory reach. >> it's frustrating. an
. >> reporter: three years ago a trusted advisor warned the white house it was losing control of obama care. a letter obtained said strong leadership was missing and representation was in jeopardy. warning signs were ignored. >> cutler worked on the 2008 campaign and valued health care consultant wrote this blunt memo to larry summers in may 2010. i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capability to carry it out....
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our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is over at the white house with new details. what's the latest, jim? >> reporter: well, wolf, apple ceo tim cook got a lot of people's attention today with an op-ed in the "wall street journal" where he basically called for a law that bans workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians. now presidents obama is doing very much the same, calling on congress to make that sort of protection the law of the land. once an opponent of same sex marriage, president obama has evolved into a fierce advocate for gay rights. the latest example, a subject he touched on last june. >> we've got to end lgbt discrimination in the places where we work. >> reporter: now, with the senate taking up legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender americans from job discrimination, the president is calling on republicans in congress to help send the bill to his desk. in a huffington-post-op-ed, the president said such unfair treatment is offensive, wrong, and needs to stop. who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offens
our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is over at the white house with new details. what's the latest, jim? >> reporter: well, wolf, apple ceo tim cook got a lot of people's attention today with an op-ed in the "wall street journal" where he basically called for a law that bans workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians. now presidents obama is doing very much the same, calling on congress to make that sort of protection the law of the land. once an opponent of...